pmerv
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Dear All,
Dr. Jones would like to thank everyone for your incredible support. Because of the tremendous number of contributions from the community, you have allowed him to meet the deadline he was facing with his landlord and other creditors. He has been overwhelmed by the outpouring of support, both financial and otherwise, and is very thankful that he will be able to keep his doors open.
While the immediate challenge has been addressed, the crisis has served to bring to our attention the extremely stressful conditions under which Dr. Jones and his staff continue to operate. For the time being, enough funds have been raised to provide a bit of a cushion, should another unforeseen event interrupt the daily flow of patients. The total amount raised is being calculated, and that figure will be made available shortly.
Going forward, we are investigation other possible solutions, to alleviate some of the considerable stress that Dr. Jones faces on a daily basis. Due to the many years of having to defend his practice before the Connecticut Medical Examining Board, Dr. Jones has to work long hours at his advanced age, to pay for the high cost of the practice monitor and related clerical expenses. In order to compensate for loss of income due to court appearances and other demands on his time posed by his legal battle, he works within a very tight budget. While some of these expenses have been offset by the generous contributions from the Lyme community, he continues to endure financial pressures as he remains devoted to the children he treats.
Many of you have wondered how his knowledge and experience will be passed on to future generations of physicians. Dr. Jones dearly wants to devote more of his time to writing, to share his vast experience with future generations. It would be wonderful if the current crisis could serve as a catalyst for us to address these concerns, and to assist Dr. Jones in developing a viable plan for preserving his wisdom, lessons and legacy. One possibility would be to create a non-profit foundation for this purpose through continued fundraising, building on the momentum of these past several days. A group of us will be looking into this and other possibilities. We welcome your ideas and suggestions. Please stay tuned!
Sheila Statlender Massachusetts
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Keebler
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- Sheila & Phyllis,
Thank you both so very much for your involvement in this. I am in no position to help but follow with with great interest and am delighted to hear that - at least for today - Dr. J can breathe a bit more easily. So, too, can his patients.
Also glad to hear the detail about training for others to follow in his footsteps if he decides he needs to take a few days of well deserved time off . . . and for the next generation as well. -
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Perhaps he could begin tape-recording his knowledge .. right away!
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Pinelady
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I wish Doc. Jones would take that money and counter sue the state and federal govt.s for their failures to tell the truth and their failures to treat the truth....
If he would and could do that he would have every single American behind him to get the people what they need to sustain man and beast.
THEY HAVE BEEN TOLD. THEY KNOW THE TRUTH AND STILL CONTINUE TO LIE. LYME IS THE REAL CAUSE OF AIDS. NOT HIV AND THEY GAVE IT TO ALL OF US IN VACCINES AND IT IS PROVEN IN THE RESEARCH AND IN THE LABS.
IF YOU CAN PRODUCE AN EXIT OF MORGELLONS WITH ANIMAL WORMER PASTE--YOU HAVE THE STEALTH GENE SHARING INFECTIONS BEING CARRIED GENERATION TO GENERATION.
-------------------- Suspected Lyme 07 Test neg One band migrating in IgG region unable to identify.Igenex Jan.09IFA titer 1:40 IND IgM neg pos 31 +++ 34 IND 39 IND 41 IND 83-93 + DX:Neuroborreliosis Posts: 5850 | From Kentucky | Registered: Dec 2008
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Pinelady
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WE REALLY MUST DO SOMETHING TO STOP THESE CRIMES. WHY? BECAUSE AS LONG AS WE LET THEM GET AWAY WITH IT THEY WILL CONTINUE TO STEAL OUR LIVES AND OUR MONEY WITH LIES, CORRUPTION, AND DENIAL OF TREATMENT.
DO YOU WANT TO CONTINUE TO PAY FOR STUPID TESTS THAT DON'T WORK OR DO YOU WANT A 5 DOLLAR TUBE OF ANIMAL WORMER PASTE TO SEE THEM WITH, OR A MICROSCOPE THAT CAN?
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23365204 Clin Vaccine Immunol. 2013 Jan 30. [Epub ahead of print] An outer surface protein C (OspC) peptide derived from Borrelia burgdorferi sensu strico as a target for the serodiagnosis of early Lyme disease. Arnaboldi PM, Seedarnee R, Sambir M, Callister SM, Imparato JA, Dattwyler RJ. Source
Biopeptides Corp, East Setauket, New York, 11733, USA; Abstract
Current serodiagnostic assays for Lyme disease are inadequate at detecting early infection due to poor sensitivity and non-specificity that arise from the use of whole bacteria or bacterial proteins as assay targets; both targets contain epitopes that are cross-reactive with epitopes found in antigens of other bacteria species. Tests utilizing peptides that containing individual epitopes highly-specific for Borrelia burgdorferi as diagnostic targets are an attractive alternative to current assays. Using an overlapping peptide library, we mapped linear epitopes in OspC, a critical virulence factor of B. burgdorferi required for mammalian infection, and confirmed the results by ELISA. We identified a highly conserved 20-amino acid peptide epitope, OspC1. Via ELISA, OspC1 detected specific IgM and/or IgG in 60 out of 98 serum samples (62.1%) obtained from patients with erythema migrans (early Lyme disease) at the time of their initial presentation. By comparison, the commercially available OspC peptide, PepC10, detected antibody in only 48 of 98 serum samples (49.0%). In addition, OspC1 generated fewer false positive results among negative healthy and disease (rheumatoid arthritis and RPR+) control populations compared to PepC10. Both highly specific and more sensitive than currently available OspC peptides, OspC1 could have value as a component of a multi-peptide Lyme disease serological assay with significantly improved capabilities for the diagnosis of early infection.
-------------------- Suspected Lyme 07 Test neg One band migrating in IgG region unable to identify.Igenex Jan.09IFA titer 1:40 IND IgM neg pos 31 +++ 34 IND 39 IND 41 IND 83-93 + DX:Neuroborreliosis Posts: 5850 | From Kentucky | Registered: Dec 2008
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Tincup
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Dr. J, his staff and the kids thank all of you for caring and donating. This recent crisis was handled by your swift and generous actions.
Please keep in mind there is still an ongoing need to help with the legal defense fund. It's Supreme Court time, a very important part of the big picture, not only for Dr. J, but for all LLMD's and patients. To find out how you can help, please click on the link below.
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